Section : Bodywork and Interior

Triumph Colours

Posted By : Jonathan Charles Moulds, 19-May-2003, 05:04pm

• Triumph Colours

  Posted By : Daniel James, 20-May-2003, 09:18am

  i like the blues...especially powder blue (i *think* that's what some of the racing cars used) and french blue (very rare; i've seen more java green then this colour) My own spit is pagent blue.

  • Triumph Colours

    Posted By : Michael Davis, 20-May-2003, 10:55am

    Nothing wrong with Inca yellow. Java green I like actually. There's supposed to be a good "tangerine" colour too but I've never seen a whole car painted that colour.
    
    My cars are white and nearly-red. I wouldn't have chosen white if I'd been buying the car new but when I was looking a few years ago, that one came up locally.
    
    Mik

    • Triumph Colours

      Posted By : Daniel James, 20-May-2003, 02:13pm

      i think that tangerine colour you are refering to could be pimento red....(definatly more orange then red) triumph brought out a few 'funky' colours for the mid 70's (java green was one) which don't survive well...my car actually came out of the factory java green.....

      • Triumph Colours

        Posted By : Michael Davis, 20-May-2003, 04:00pm

        The colour I was thinking of is a really vivid orange. In the sense that inca yellow is a really vivid yellow.

        • Triumph Colours

          Posted By : Paul Jenkins, 20-May-2003, 04:11pm

          Try this link it may help :
          
          http://www.armfield.freeserve.co.uk/car/spitfire_c...
          
          Cheers.
          
          Paul.

          • Triumph Colours

            Posted By : Nigel Gibbins, 20-May-2003, 04:44pm

            Out of all those colours I would have to say my favourite would be 'Royal Blue', that would really set the chrome off nicely.
            
            Unfortunately, my GT6 is in 'Valencia Blue' and my Spitfire is in 'A Mess' - was a kind of Red (never worked out which one). I think the new spitfire will be signal red and white but with more white this time. It Orange/Black/Grey combo at the moment and not my cup-of-tea at all.
            
            NiG
            http://www.niginthecar.net
            
            

            • Triumph Colours

              Posted By : Daniel James, 22-May-2003, 03:00pm

              It would be great to see a collection of Spitfires (or just Triumphs)... one of each colour... maybe at Stafford next year? If anyone influencial is reading this? I bet they'd look really nice all lined up in order...
              
              I'll start off with my pagent blue '1500

• Triumph Colours

  Posted By : Craig Gingell, 20-May-2003, 05:09pm

  Anyone with a red Triumph should consider showing it inside the hall at Stafford this year, as they plan to have a "Red Car Display"
  
  More details at -
  
  http://www.tssc.org.uk/redcars
  
  Rgds
  
  Craig

  • Triumph Colours

    Posted By : Michael Davis, 21-May-2003, 10:14am

    I've got a sort-of-red-ish car. It's missing a few bits though (engine, gearbox, interior, windscreen...) so I don't think it's eligeable :-)

    • Triumph Colours?

      Posted By : Graham Reeks, 21-May-2003, 11:13am

      Well a previous owner deemed that my car should be sprayed ... metallic BRG. It looks nice, but it don't take a genius to work out where that colour comes from. Perhaps it's ironic paint?

      • Triumph Colours?

        Posted By : Don Cook, 30-May-2003, 06:19pm

        Signal Red would look better Graham!